The Pianist, closer.

2018, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summicron Dual Range f/2, Leica M3, Portrait, Print, Q&A, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Teaching point, Within 200 feet of My House™

I made use of the close-focus attachment of the 50mm Dual Range (DR) for this image.

I have always admired the build quality of Leica M3 cameras but like many photographers often found the 1 m close-focus distance too limiting.  The DR solves this problem and gets me even closer than I’m used to when photographing with an M-series camera.

At first I thought that attaching/removing the extra hardware would prove impractical/cumbersome but in practice it hasn’t held me back.  In fact, the engineering and design behind the Dual Range is quite well thought out and the system is simply a delight to use.

—Peter.

 

f/2 @ 1/30 sec

↑ Leica M3, Leica 50mm Summicron Dual Range, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Plustek 8200i.

Camera shutter lag time.

2018, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point

The shutter lag is defined as the time between when:

  the photographer presses the shutter button  →  the camera takes the photograph

A minimal shutter lag is very helpful when trying to photograph the decisive moment.

Below I’ve compiled the shutter lag times of various 35mm cameras; the data is consistent with my own experience and it may surprise a few of you.

—Peter.

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Current Gear.

Inspiration, Q&A

A few of you have expressed an interest in seeing this list 😉

So, here goes…

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CAMERAS

—Nikon D850.

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—Nikon D500.

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LENSES

—Nikon 28mm f/1.4E.

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—Nikon 200mm f/2.

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I’ve been photographing with the D500 since May and with the D850 since September; the 28mm f/1.4 and 200mm f/2 lenses were also introduced in September.

The 28mm stays on the D850.

The 200mm stays on the D500.

The image quality from both set-ups is of a high calibre, to say the least.

Admittedly (and predictably) the one thing I’ve missed after all of these months is photographing with a rangefinder, but I think I have sorted that out.

(Hint: what’s old is new again.)

Happy New Year!

—Peter.